🔗 Share this article Indian Women's Team Overcome Insect Plague to Sail to Frosty Victory Over Pakistani Rivals in Women’s Cricket World Cup Pace bowler Kranti Goud and the spinner Deepti Sharma took three wickets each as India defeated Pakistan by a substantial margin in their Women’s World Cup match, starting similar to recent fixtures between the men’s national sides without a handshake from the captains and then featured a controversial run-out of a Pakistani opening batter. India’s captain, Harmanpreet Kaur, declined to shake hands with Sana during the toss and the teams walked off without post-match pleasantries after the match amidst political tensions between the two neighboring nations. Skippers at the men’s Asia Cup in the UAE similarly avoided handshakes at games between the two rivals. India has accused their neighbor of having involvement in tourist assaults that claimed many lives. Game Overview Losing the toss, they were all out for 247 in their allotted overs. The opening pair, Pratika Rawal and the star batter Mandhana, shared 48 for the opening stand before Sana had Mandhana leg before wicket for a 32-ball 23. Rawal made 31 before being bowled by spinner Sadia Iqbal. Kaur scored 19 before edging behind off Diana Baig. Deol was the top scorer for the team with 46 runs and Ghosh made a quick-fire 35* to boost their team to a competitive total. Rodrigues (32), Sharma (25) and Sneh Rana (20) all made valuable contributions, while Baig took four for 69 for the opposition and the duo had two wickets each. The match was halted for 15 minutes because insects were bothering the cricketers. Pakistan Batting Pakistan were bowled out for 159 in 43 overs. Sole fifty of the match in the venue came from Amin, who made 81. Pakistan’s first wicket was lost in a controversial fashion when the opener Muneeba Ali was given out run out. She had grounded her bat after getting back, having stepped out to attempt a stroke. The bat was then lifted momentarily when an throw hit the stumps. The captain protested to the fourth umpire that the batter was not attempting a run but the decision stood. Amin’s innings of 106 balls included a six and nine fours. Goud took 3/20 and the spinner finished with 3/45.